| Literature DB >> 9068330 |
T Igarashi1, Y Hirabayashi, R Shimizu, K Saitoh, H Fukuda, H Mitsuhata.
Abstract
We have examined the extradural space using a flexible extraduroscope in 74 patients undergoing extradural anaesthesia at the L2-3 interspace. Extraduroscopy showed that the extradural space becomes widely patent and the fatty tissue in the extradural space diminishes with increasing age. We postulate that these age-related structural changes may affect the spread of local anaesthetic in the extradural space.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9068330 DOI： 10.1093/bja/78.2.149
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Anaesth ISSN： 0007-0912 Impact factor: 9.166